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United Kingdom: the idea of a return to compulsory military service rejected by the population
In the United Kingdom, the head of the army called for a return to compulsory military service in the face of the Russian threat, sparking opposition from the British. “The British army will remain an army of volunteers,” the government then tempered. – (France 2)
In the United Kingdom, the head of the army called for a return to compulsory military service in the face of the Russian threat, sparking opposition from the British. “The British army will remain an army of volunteers,” the government then tempered.
The country of rock goeswill he return to the military pace and send his children back to the flag? The call speak head of the British army to mobilize the nation in the face of the Russian threat is greeted by a shower of incredulous videos on social networks. The younger generation has difficulty imagining being thrust into the trenches in the event of war. However, this is a very serious subject raised by the British army.
An idea that deeply divides generations
In the United Kingdom, professional soldiers are almost three times less many than in France with the same population. Hence the idea of forming an army of citizens ready to take up arms in the event of conflict. But a return to compulsory conscription, 64 years after the abolition of military service in the United Kingdom, is an idea which deeply divides generations. ‘The British Army will remain an army of volunteers,’ the government said. According to the press, the executive did not want “the alarmist remarks of the chief of staff be made public”says Ambroise Bouleisjournalist from France Télévisions Londres.
